Posts by pyonker@asist.org

Annual Meeting News, July 2022 Register Now We are excited to see things moving forward and back to normal. We hope those of you who are able, will plan to attend the 85th Annual Meeting in person in Pittsburgh, PA. The Program Committee has just finished selecting the scientific program which will include over 63…

New from JASIST Members of ASIS&T have full access to the Journal of Information Science and Technology. If you are not sure how to access your member benefit, contact Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. JASIST Volume 73, Issue 7, July 2022 Full Issue   RESEARCH ARTICLES Fairness in digital sharing legal professional attitudes toward digital piracy…

New from Information Matters, July 2022 Check out the newest articles from Information Matters (IM), ASIS&T’s digital-only communication translational forum for information science, bringing relevant and current research evidence and industry developments, news, and opinion to a global public audience free of charge. Sign up for our weekly newsletters from IM from here. Towards Responsible AI: Leveraging Multi-partner…

Chapter News, July 2022 Africa Chapter The Africa chapter celebrated its second anniversary on June 17, 2022, during its third general meeting of this year. In two years, the chapter was able to grow from 2 members to more than 200. During the anniversary, the current projects were presented as well as the promotional video…

SIG News, July 2022 SIG-AH The latest issue of the SIG-AH newsletter can be found here. In this issue, meet SIG-AH member Timothy Dickey and read “Research in Progress: A decade of bibliometrics research in the humanities” by Jeremy L. McLaughlin, University of Wisconsin-Madison SIG-AH Chair Ann Graff has been invited to give the keynote…

Upcoming Webinars and Events Meet the Author Series: The Evolutionary Dynamics of Discursive Knowledge: Communication-Theoretical Perspectives on an Empirical Philosophy of Science July 28 | 11:00 AM –  12:00 PM EDT    The Fog of War: Examining the Spread of Dis- & Misinformation in the Russia-Ukraine War on Social Media (SIG-SM) August 4 | 10:00…

Affiliated Organization News, July 2022 Call for Applications- Dr. George N. Atiyeh Prize 2022 Students who are enrolled in library and information science in ALA Accredited Universities, as well as Middle Eastern universities, are eligible to apply for this award.   Criteria for the application: 1. Applications should be submitted through email to the George Atiyeh…